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USNI NEWS Video: USS Constitution is Getting a Mast Makeover

USS Constitution moored in Boston on Aug. 7, 2023. USNI News Photo

ABOARD FRIGATE USS CONSTITUTION – The oldest warship afloat looked skeletal moored in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston with no sails.
A ship without sails is common for the modern Navy, but for USS Constitution, the sheets of advanced polyester designed to look like flax cloth are a crucial part of the 226-year-old frigate’s structure.

The reason for the bare look is Old Ironsides is going through a major repair, Constitution...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/16/usni-news-video-uss-constitution-is-getting-a-mast-makeover

Negligent supply storage led to tragedy in 1919 Great Molasses Flood

On Jan. 15, 1919, the city of Boston experienced a unique and horrifying disaster when a tank that stored molasses for a distilling company collapsed, flooding parts of the town. The incident became known as the Great Molasses Flood and caused the industry to rethink how to store supplies.

According to Britannica, a storage tank fermenting molasses initially to create ethanol for World War I weapons collapsed, sending more than 2 million gallons into the city. The accident caused 21 deaths, 150...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/negligent-supply-storage-led-to-tragedy-in-1919-great-molasses-flood

Port of Boston gets new connection to Vietnam

The Port of Boston will be part of a trade route that starts in Yantian, China, and stops at Cai Mep, Vietnam, according to the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport).

Massport said the new arrangement with international shipping line Zim will benefit New England companies seeking to increase business ties with Vietnam.

Zim’s biweekly service aims to connect Southeast Asia with the U.S. Northeast via the Suez Canal. The rotation will also have stops in Baltimore and New York. 

According to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-boston-gets-new-connection-to-vietnam

Massport upgrades looks to bring bigger ships to New England

New England aims to build upon its shipping prowess as the Port of Boston celebrates a number of facility improvements to serve bigger ships from the world’s busiest shipping lines.

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is in the final stages of its $850 million project to become “big ship ready” as it has dredged Boston Harbor; purchased three additional ship-to-shore container cranes; constructed a berth to accommodate vessels carrying 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units; and built a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/massport-upgrades-looks-to-bring-bigger-ships-to-new-england

Jokr goes from launch to unicorn in 8 months; new funding pushes valuation to $1.2B valuation

Eight months is all it took to reach unicorn status for Jokr, which on Thursday announced it had raised $260 million in a Series B funding round in a transaction that values the instant delivery company at $1.2 billion.

Activant Capital, Balderton, Greycroft, GGV Capital, G-Squared, HV Capital, Kaszek, Mirae Asset, Monashees, Moving Capital, Tiger Global and others participated in the round. Additionally, the New York-based company announced it has expanded to Boston. 

Founded by German...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jokr-brings-instant-delivery-to-boston

Delivery sweetening the pot for recreational cannabis businesses

Recreational cannabis delivery same-day on-demand direct-to-consumer

Americans can have just about anything delivered to their front doors, whether it’s a pizza or a bag of groceries or a shiny new SUV. But it has long been taboo – under the law, at least – to deliver recreational cannabis. People have been getting their weed delivered through a massive black market for years, but outside of the safe haven of California, marijuana users can’t legally order a bag of pot to be dropped off at their homes.

Until now, that is. Times are changing for the cannabis...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/delivery-sweetening-the-pot-for-recreational-cannabis-businesses

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